another trick they are using is adding letters or symbols to
the
subject, like splitting a word with "#" in it etc.
annoying!! ..I got
a lot of these lately.
I also seem to get a lot of adds for Viagra etc..
I have set up as many filters as I can as the subject line
is what
varies by lots, but the addresses are pretty similar, so I
cut back by
adding the addresses and sending those to trash and I spend
a moment
or so placing checks marks by what I know to be stupidity
and marking
them as spam. this I do each time I log on, which is several
times a
day. when you run a business online you live here this is
your
neighborhood. I do not use gmail for my business and am
extremely
careful giving out my gmail addy, but some sites I think
have
"harvesters" who can pick up on data. as I get as
many spams here as I
do on sites I have to sign up for stuff.
On Apr 15, 5:22 am, "Erik" <vandeur... gmail.com> wrote:
> Looking at the email, the rrick they use is quite
simple: they
> misspell the offensive words.
> It shouldn't seem too difficult to add these
misspellings to the spam
> dictionary? (I've reported all spam messages I received
the last
> weeks).
>
> On Apr 15, 2:18 pm, "Zack (Doc)" <z...tnan.net> wrote:
>
> > The messages are getting through because the
spammers have changed
> > what they are doing. Every so often, they change
their tactics to get
> > them through people's spam filters.
>
> > Since GMail's filters are learning filters, they
will figure out what
> > the "trick" is and mark them eventually,
but you are their instructor,
> > and MUST use the "Report Spam" button.
Then GMail will examine the
> > e-mails and determine what this new
"trick" is. You should see less
> > and less of them getting past the filter in a few
days.
>
> > On 4/15/07, Erik <vandeur...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I've a lot of (sexually offensive) spam
lately in my inbox. It seems
> > > that the spam filter is less effective the
last weeks. Has something
> > > changes in the filter - can it be changed
back? I don't want these
> > > emails.
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